Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-19

| were not without supporters however The main
struggle in the race was for the third place When
| the start was made Teemer took the lead and had
| no difficulty in maintaining his position He
pulled an easy stroke and appeared TO be perfectly
confident OF the result, so far he was concerned
| He turned the buoy good length ahead of Hamm
The crowd cbeered Justify as the men came down
| the homeStretch. Teemer still held his lead and
increased it to two lengths while coming down the
lower end OF the course. He finished that distance
| ahead OF Hamm In 13m 6]4s. Hamm followed in
Ism. Obs. Lee finished one length ahead OF Ross.
| The race was for purse OF $780, of which Teemer
gets $780, hamm 500 ana Lee sloo.
| HIS STEPDAUGHTER By HIS FIRST WIFE THE VICTIM
! HER FORTUNE GONE.
| From the New York Sun
In London the scandal concerning Col. Hughes
| Hallett, husband OF Emily Shaumberg, continues
| TO be discussed. The government are greatly
annoyed. 1t is second Dixie affair, and some of
the dscrcdt is sure to stick to them II proceed
1ngs are begun against the colonel, as seems very
probable, the government Will certainly compel
| nun 10 resign his seat in parliament. Haett re-
hacI ~ IRON ae continent but has either gone
| slept at Charing Cross Hotel 1t is Thought nv
some that the affair may be patched up, but it is
difficult to conceal, the case is now complicated
| by allegations OF dishonesty. HugheS-Halett'S
victim was the daughter OF his first wife LADY
SeIWyn, widow OF r. Hon Sir Charles Jasper
Selwyn lord chief justice Of the Court of Appeal
| In Chancery. The criminal relations between the
colonel and his sepdaughter are said to be OF over
| the exposure took place at Selwyn Court, the
| seat OF Capt. Charles William Selwyn, cauta1n In
the Royal Horse Guards the colonel's stepson and
the brother OF the young lady in the case. capt.
Seiwyn Is also member OF parliament sitting for
North Cambridge. 1t is Capt Selwyn who TOOK
the case up Violently and CHALLENGED Hallett ia
| fight. The case takes different ast7ect now that
| large portion OF the young ladyS fortune OF
10000 is said TO have been made away with.
member OF the Turf, Marlborough Whites, Naval
ana Military Junior, Carlton, and any number OF
oJner clubs. Ualletts clubs are the United Service
JUNIOR United Service, and the Carlton.
The AMERIcAN-CH1NEsE BANK SYSD1cATE-The
London a., Standards correspondent at Shanghai
says: The American-Chinese bank syndicate have
accepted Ii Hung Chung's conditions An Amer
lean official will depart Tor China Immediately 10
| complete arrangements. The bank will probably
be started in Shanghai and Tien-Tsn and branches
VIII be opened In Philadelphia and London in the
| spring.
| INCREASE OF THE CHOLERA.-The cholera af1lict-
ing the inhabitants OF Messini is Of the most
| Violent character, death frequently ensuing an
hour after the attack. The mortality is not con
lined TO the lower classes. There is great misery
among the people The grave-diggers refuse to
| pursue their calling until compelled to by the
troops. The epidemic has appeared in the prisons.
,i Inc true state OF affairs has not yet been pub
cholera are occurring in Rome daily.
| THREE MEN KILLED ON THE B. AND GA terrible
accident occurred Saturday at the Bellaire Bridge
four miles below Wheeling W. Va on the Rail-
| m 1a anu Onio Ritliroau While Foreman Ed.
! DuLy ana ms glng OF workmen were repairing the
| bridge, yard engine crossing from Benwood to
B 5eaa came swiftly upon them ana knocked
Duffy and two or his men into the river bed below
All three were instantly killed.
SIR JOHN MACDONALD FOR ONE OF THE FISH CON-
| MlSSION.-ltlS understood at Ottawa ont that
| an imperial dispatch has been received which
states mat her majesty would be- greatly pleased
| 10 learn Cnat Sir John Macdonald had been ap-
pointed Canadian representative on the fisheries
| commission. A final decision has not yet been ar
rived at although ii is understood that the pre-
| lnerS colleagues are strongly urging him to ac-
cept the position.
A POST OFFICE ENTERED BY BURGLARs-The post.
Office at Deansyilie, Oneida County, n " was en-
| Tered by burglars Friday night the doors OF the
SAFE down OF by powder and the general store Of
postmaster A. D. Van Nechten set on tire The
| fire was still smoudering when the store was
opened by the clerk Saturday morning. Fifty dol
the thieves. w
TAKEN FROM THE TRAIN AND LYNCHED-Monroe
johnson, me negro arrested In Atlanta, Ga, for
The murder OF Mrs. John Foster, and who was
being conveyed by an officer TO Birmingham Ala
was taken IRON the train Dy mob and hanged TO
tree Il short distance from the railroad The
mob riddled the writing body with bullets as it
eStimable white lady. johnson Confessed the
crime, as well as to having committed two other
murders.
PROBABLY FATAL SHOOTING-At Mount Pleas
ant, $. C., a suburb OF Charleston, yesterday, a
affray between X. X. Royal and Theodore p GAIL
lard. The former fired pistol twice and the latter
lireu shotgun loaded with buckoAot once Two
DucksnOt struck b. NJ Royal, brother OF K X
Royal, In the knee and side. The Shot cannot he
found by the doctors, who pronounce Royal in
critical condition. X. X. Royal and Galliard Wer,
arrested and put under bond
JAY-EYE-SEE BREAKS THE HALF-MILE TRACK
REcoKD.-Sixty thousand people attended the Ne
braska State fair at Lincoln last Wednesday. and
saw Jay-Eye-See beat the worlds record on a half
mile NE, TRACK H., The day was perfect and the
Track In nrst-claSS condition. Jay-Eye-See sur
prised every one in trotting the mile against his
record :e9rd IN NJ, s;i3 The Irst quarter 3 second
would have secured Jay-Eye-See the mile In 2.14
but in the last quarter he left his feet on the short
turn ana lost Two seconds. The fastest time ever
Rarus In Toledo, 2:16. the New York san saws.
Patron Is great horse and when he is older he
tainly see his defeat by the little black.
CAPTURED BATTLE FLAG REsroRED.-Nearly
one hundred veterans OF the 18th Connecticlt
regiment attended the reunion In Hartford SaTnr.
day. One OF the blue silk guidons captured by the
ConrederateS at Plymouth n. c. in 1864, has been
returned from Alabama and was presented to the
regiment Saturday. Col. Frank Cheney made the
presentation speech, In which he said: Comrades
here Is the flag, and may God bless our old adver
saries who have kept it till this happy reunion and
restored The fellowship of those who wore the blue
and the gray" The nag was carried at the head
OF the procession to-day.
CARDINAL GIBBONS ON THE CENTENSIAI-In Rail
ClnOre Cardinal Gibbons yesterday morning con-
nrlned u class VI over 120 at st. IgnatiI, church
Baltimore. The cardinal addressed The chii,iren
On the signs OF the Holy Ghost as given to them
and It's bearing upon their after lie III. said ~
gave him much pleasure to see the President or
the United States and other men or high Office in
the Government recognize, at the PGiladeIphia
celebration, the element or Divine Proyiten,e in
the affairs OF this Government, and the necessity
OF having reference at all times to the hand Of
God In ruling the deStinieS or nations
A MHITIAMAN SENTENCED FOR DISCRETION
L1eut.-GOy. Bryan, acting for GOV Buckner or
Kentucky, has affirmed Inc verdict OF the cOurt
martial OF the Louisville Legion in the case OF
VIM. q. Patterson, member or battery A. IOuts
Vile Light Infantry, who went with the state
troops TO Rowan County recently to protect the
court during the late trials there Patterson
wanted to return home on trivial pretext and
upon being denied the Through desired he de-
serted. Inc cOurt-martial sentenced him RI an
days confinement in the Louisville 1ail and fine
OF 500. The case has caused profound sensa-
ton in military circles.
1t is reported that the queen is studying Hin.
duStani. ~
The rumor that the Eau Claire OItnn, Lumbar
CO. mas SOLD out is confirmed. It's plant has heen
8, OOO, 900. eeA"s w. Aoi
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